Quinceanera is without a doubt the sweetest, confident and charming life film about a pregnant teen. Emily Rios' gentle performance makes for a heroine that's captivating enough for viewers, and the final scene of the great shot of Magdalena feels like a gift when the film ends , with forgiveness, acceptance, love, and wonder in the air, this quiet film delights audiences in the best possible way, making them happier about the human condition
. The film has enough impact for such a seemingly small production, with a nuanced script that showcases a region experiencing gentrification and the changes affecting a multigenerational Mexican-American family. When the audience thinks this is a story about Cinderella, the plot takes a completely different direction, and there are countless different directions that attract audiences to follow
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Quinceañera evaluation action
2022-03-01 08:01
Extended Reading
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Magdalena: What do you do with those guys anyway?
[pauses]
Magdalena: You embarrassed or something?
Carlos: No.
Magdalena: So?
Carlos: What do you think we do?
Magdalena: [sarcastically] I don't know. I'm a virgin, remember?
Carlos: Yeah, right.
Magdalena: Come on, Carlos, I told you stuff.
Carlos: We mess around, alright?
Magdalena: Are you the peanut butter in the sandwich?
Carlos: Fuck you...
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Carlos: [at Tio Tomas' funeral] Tomas Alvarez was born in Jalisco, Mexico in 1921. The 13th kid out of 22. When he was born, he was so small, the midwife said he wasn't worth washing. But he ended up outliving all of them. In his life, he was an office boy, a barber and a farm worker. Then in America, he sold champurrado. Everybody knew him. If you walk down the street, he would stop every two minutes to talk to someone. They were always happy to see him.
[pauses]
Carlos: He had a love inside him that was so strong. It came from his heart and out through his eyes like a golden light. Everybody could see it, because he loved everyone and judged no one. At the end of my life, I will count it as my greatest privilege that I knew a saint. Because Tomas Alvarez was a saint. And he will not leave us. His spirit is still strong. He will be with us 'til the end of our days.